Last year, life is was busy for my soulmate Phil and I. Once again, we had to go to clean our cabin in Mt Hood for new guests arriving on the following day. We couldn’t hire a cleaning lady, as we needed the money and it was important to be there anyhow, as sometimes guests would break things (such as the washing machine, doors, lamps) but Phil fixes things quickly. We would come home and work on our online business’ orders, which we can be easily processing after 11 PM, plus Phil had to answer rental inquiries and book new guests. I have a new found respect for anyone who owns a hotel or inn, it involves patience and professionalism. In addition, Phil re-opened his remodeling business and had an assignment the following week.

Interior of cabin

We worked this hard because we had a large six figure business debt, and until the cabin sold we had a responsibility to meet.

So where am I getting with this? That I noticed we have a lot of energy and we are both baby boomers. We don’t really get tired or feel overwhelmed (well most of the time) because we went with the flow – we didn’t complain often, even if I don’t care very much for cleaning; we just do it, and made sure we added some humor and fun into our day.

River in Front of Cabin

It is self-created stress and resistance that depletes one. I have found that what we cannot change, it’s best to simply accept it; nothing is forever anyway in this world of temporary form.

This is a short, sweet life lesson that we both have learned to apply with consistency.

May your day be filled with humor and non-resistance!

Post Note: We sold the cabin in December 2010 at the nick of time, when options ran out in a bad real estate market. We are blessed!

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13 thoughts on “Self-Created Stress and Resistance”

Wow, am happy for you the cabin sold just in time, this is a very fun read and your humor is contagious 🙂 it’s always good to go with the flow and not resist what can’t be changed. When things are bad I like remember this “do not take life too seriously, no one gets out alive anyway.”

That’s a good reminder, that we should not take life too seriously as we don’t get out alive anyway. 🙂 I tell you, it was a miracle, a real miracle we sold the cabin – other cabin listings were way ahead of us and no sales for over a year, and ours sold within the year. I truly believe that in working through our fears and keeping a positive attitude, by the law of attraction we manifested the sale.

I can just imagine how much faith you had that the cabin would sell, that is incredibly. I love to hear success stories like yours as it helps me know that no matter what am going through somehow if I really believe and work towards attaining a particular goal/ thing, it will follow through. Yours is a very inspirational share, thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your comments and support! We are all connected and it’s awesome how we all can inspire one another if we are open to this. You have an advantage that you are a positive person and spiritually aware so you can move mountains with this high energy. Yes! 🙂

Tilly, I used to read a lot about letting go of resistance,etc but it was just a concept to me, but life taught me the validity of this. I have found if I get into spinning my mind with an issue, I get exhausted and out balance. Not worth it.

Thank you for this good reminder of the benefits of non-resistance when confronted with what cannot be changed. That is something I find myself needing to remind myself of frequently. That’s usually when I remember to consciously breathe and just be. Thank you for your message.

“Breathing in and out and just be” works well as it brings us back to the moment, which sometimes I forget, but not today; took a moment to consciously breathe when feeling out of sorts, I guess because of concern over a best friend’s challenge, but I know better than to indulge in negative thoughts, so have let it go with a prayer.